disaster

Nouns

  • (n) a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
    • lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system
    • his policies were a disaster
    catastrophe,
  • (n) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    • the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity
    • the earthquake was a disaster
    calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, cataclysm,
  • (n) an act that has disastrous consequences

Synonyms

catastrophe calamity tragedy cataclysm

Words of close approximity

disaster area